''Bertrand'' is a 1964

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film. It aired on non-commercial ABC in a 60-minute time-slot. It was written by Romilly Cavan, and produced by

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. The film aired on 27 May 1964 in Sydney 12 August 1964 in Melbourne and on 2 September 1964 in Brisbane.

Plot

Set in Sydney, the title character of the drama was a stray cat, who brings together three people, a teenager (Michael Thomas), a recluse (Ronald Morse) and an ex-suffragette (Eve Wynne).

Cast

*Michael Thomas as Albert Watson *Ronald Morse as Tracey *Eve Wynne as Mrs Glover

Production

It was originally written for British television and set in Britain. The setting was relocated to Australia for this version. The designer was Geoffrey Wedlock. His neighbour, N Jenkins, owned a cat, Tim, who was cast in the lead role. "You'd have thought he'd been around TV studios all his life," said Mrs Jenkins. "He did everything... on cue."

Reception

The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' called it over long "and tedious" and felt adapting the story to Australia was a mistake.

References

External links

* 1964 television films 1964 films Australian drama television films Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming English-language television shows Black-and-white Australian television shows Australian television plays Films directed by Ken Hannam {{Australia-tv-film-stub